Necktie and method of construction



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NECKTIE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 25, 19483 wu onto a AS7002 k404 TQAU Patented Feb. 28, 1950 NECKTIE, AND-ME.T,HOD F, CONSTRUCTION Isidor K; Tran: Louisville, Ky., assignor toCavalien CravatzCbmpany, Louisville, Ky., a corpora-v tion ofiKentucky:

Application June 25, 1948,.Se1'i'al No. 35,222"

4: I Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in neck--- ties and the method bywhich they are made;

The object'of the present invention is to provide' a necktie which, dueto-its construction; is exceptionally durable, and inwhichtheinterlining'is so secured that it cannot become-twisted with respecttothe outer fabric and the necktie can undergo repeated cleanings or'wa-shings and will maintain its original shape;

Another object of theinvention is to provide in such a necktie a closedend sothat the-various plies of the front end of the tie cannot becomebunched and unsightly, but the tie will always liefiat.

A further object of'the'invention is to provide necktie construction bywhich several different shapes may be given the front endsof theneckties as desired while using a single stock-"blank for all shapes.

A still further object of the invention is theprovision of proceduralsteps of operation whereby neckties of the desired constructiomcan" beformed. I

Other objects of the invention will becomeapparent from thefollowingdescription of'one embodiment of the invention when takeninconjunction with the drawings which accompany and form a part of thisspecification;

In the drawings: a

Figure 1 is a-planview of the joined sections of outer fabric which formtheblank from which the tie is made;

Figure 2 is a sectiontaken on the line 22of Figure 1 showing the mannerof joining the blank sections;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the outer material at the next step ofoperation with the interlining in place;

Figure 4 is a section taken ontheline 44 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 he plan viewofthematerial' at a subsequent step of operation;

Figure 6 is a section taken on-theline 6-6' *of Figure 5;

Figures '7, 8 and 9' are all similar views showing the next or cuttingoperation for the formation of ends of different shapes;

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the small or back end of the tieshowingthehemmed edge;

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the completed necktie; and,

Figure 12 is a section taken: line: [21-42 the tie, the" coveringmaterial being closed by seams at all points exceptat the bottom. ofthesmall or back end of the-tiee Referring to the drawingsintdetail,thablank for-the outer material. is madafrom tworseetions I and 2 sewntogether: slantingseam st re bringits edges into coincidence.

i-nfthe usual manner. The blank is of conventional shape insofar ashaving a center section with parallel sides and end sections which flareoutwardly with one end section being longer than. theother, but diiiersfrom the conventional blank in-having'its large end somewhat longer thanusual and both ends out perpendicularly to the longitudinal center lineof the blank.

The-first stepin the construction of the tie is to fold'the-blank alongits longitudinal center line lining 4-,- of substantially the shapewhich the finished tie will have, is placed upon the folded blank withits longitudinal center line parallel to the superposed free edges ofthe folded blank and: spaced just slightly inward therefrom. It will benotedfrom Figure 3 that the interlining 4 is shorter than the outermaterial so that whenplaced thereonits ends arespaced from the endsofthe co-vermaterial A line of'stitching 5 is then run from one end ofthe superposed pieces of material. to the other, the stitching runningaIong-the'longitudinal center line of the interlining 4. This closes theedges of the outer material and forms this material into a tube.

In the next-operation, the outer material, which is now joined to theinterlining, is manipulated laterally'until'the seam 5 is positionedmidway between the-edgesof the folded material and the interlining iscentered" with respect to the outer material. When this has been done atransverse line ofstitching 6- is' run near the front end of theinterlini'ng, the stitching passingv through the interlining and outermaterial so as to hold all of the sectionsof material in their properpositions during the remaining steps of the tie construction; Anend ofthread-l is left free to form apull thread so that'this line ofstitching may be removedafterthe tie has been completed.

Itisa purpose of" this invention to completely close-the front end. of.the tie, and to accomplish this the sections of the outer material; arestitched together from side edge to side edge along a line 8 just belowthe loweredge of the interlining. This'stitching may be in the form of"a V if the conventional pointed end tieis desired as shown in Figures 5and 8, or it may be curved as shown in Figure 7 or a straight transverseline perpendicular to the longitudinal centor-line of, the tie if asquare. end tie is desired as shown Figure: 9. 'In any event, the innerlining: is cutto thedesired shape before being applied totheoutermaterial and the line of. stitching-8 follows" the contour" of theinterlining Thislineof stitching passes through the thick-rnesses ofthe; outer material only and does not catch the end, of" theinterlining.After the end has beenstitched, the excess outer material iscut: away.just below'theline of stitching 8 the out: following the. contour of theline of stitching.- The manner of cutting away excess material for: tiesof. several shapes; is: shown; at e in. Figures 7;. 8 and; 9a.- Aiter.the; excess; ma?

An inter terial has been removed, thread 1 may be pulled to removestitching 6, as the line of stitching 8 will now hold the outer materialagainst movement.

After the above steps have been completed, the outer material at thesmall end of the tie is folded back upon itself, as shown at ill inFigure 10, and stitched to form a hem. The outer tubular material isthen reversed by turning the material back at the small end and stuffingthe remainder of the material through this end so that the interliningis positioned between the plies of the outer material and all of the rawedges of material at the seams are on the inside. The tie is thencompleted except for pressing.

A necktie made by this method has its interlining firmly fixed in placethroughout the full length of the tie so that it cannot become twisted,for its longitudinal center line is caught in the seam of the outermaterial and will remain centered with respect to the covering material.The large, or front, end of the tie is completely closed so that itsedges cannot become turned back and. unsightly, and the interliningcannot come out to mar the appearance of the tie. These features addgreatly to the appearance and durability of the tie, and permit repeatedcleaning or washing without changing the original appearance or shape.

While in the above there has been described one embodiment of theinvention, it will be understood that changes may be made from theprecise disclosure without departing from the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a necktie, an outer fabric and an interlining, the outer fabricbeing folded around the interlining to encompass the interlining andhaving its longitudinal edges turned inward, a line of stitching passingthrough the interlining and the inturned edges of the outer fabric andextending longitudinally the full length of the necktie to unite theouter fabric and form a tube, said line of stitching being midwaybetween the sidewalls of the encompassing outer fabric to center theinterlining therein, the bottom of said tube having its edges infolded,and a second line of stitching running across said first line ofstitching extending from edge to edge of said outer fabric uniting onlythe bottom infolded edges of said tubular outer material to preventtransverse shifting of the outer fabric to displace the first line ofstitching and the interlining secured therein.

2. A method of necktie construction comprising, folding a pre-cut outermaterial blank along its longitudinal center line to bring the sideedges of the blank into coincidence, placing a pre-cut interlining uponthe folded blank with the longi-- tudinal center line of the interliningparallel to and spaced inwardly from the superposed free longitudinaledges of the outer material blank, stitching through the interlining andsuperposed plies of the outer material along the longitudinal centerline of the interlining from one end of the outer material to the otherto join the edges of the outer material and form a tube, adjusting theouter material laterally with respect to the interlining to center theinterlining thereon, stitching through the superposed layers of theouter material below the end of the interlining and transversely of theouter material to close the lower end of the tube and prevent transverseshifting of the line of stitching joining the edges of the outer fabric,and reversing the tubular outer material.

3. A method of necktie construction comprising, folding a pre-cut outermaterial blank along its longitudinal center line to bring the sideedges of the blank into coincidence, placing a pre-cut interlining uponthe folded blank with the longitudinal center line of the interliningparallel to and spaced inwardly from the superposed free longitudinaledges of the outer material blank, stitching through the interlining andsuperposed plies of the outer material along the longitudinal centerline of the lining from one end of the outer material to the other tojoin the edges of the outer material and form a tube, adjusting theouter material laterally with respect to the interlining to center theinterlining thereon, placing a line of removable stitching through theinterlining and superposed plies of the outer material transversely tothe direction of the first line of stitching, stitching through theplies of the outer material from side edge to side edge below the end ofthe interlining along a line parallel to the bottom contour of theinterlining delineating the desired contour of the bottom end of thenecktie to hold the plies of the outer fabric against transverseshifting, pulling out the removable stitching and reversing the tubularouter material.

4. A method of necktie construction comprising, folding a pre-cut outermaterial blank along its longitudinal center line to bring the sideedges of the blank into coincidence, placing a pre-cut interlining uponthe folded blank with the longitudinal center line of the interliningparallel to and spaced inwardly from the superposed free longitudinaledges of the outer material blank, stitching through the interlining andsuperposed plies of the outer material along the longitudinal centerline of the lining from one end of the outer material to the other tojoin the edges of the outer material and form a tube, adjusting theouter material laterally with respect to the interlining to center theinterlining thereon, placing a line of removable stitching through theinterlining and superposed plies of the outer material transversely tothe direction of the first line of stitching, stitching through theplies of the outer material from side edge to side edge below the end ofthe interlining along a line parallel to the bottom contour of theinterlining delineating the desired contour of the bottom end of thenecktie to hold the plies of the outer fabric against transverseshifting, pulling out the removable stitching, cutting off the excessouter material below the last mentioned line of stitching, and reversingthe tubular outer material.

ISIDOR K. TRAU.

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